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Huawei P8lite with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC, 4G LTE priced at 249 Euros

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Huawei silently unveiled the P8lite, a budget variant of its flagship P8 smartphone at the London event earlier this month. It recently got priced officially. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-core Kirin 620 64-bit processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB RAM and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1. The phone has a unibody design similar to the Huawei P8. Continue reading “Huawei P8lite with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC, 4G LTE priced at 249 Euros”

Microsoft’s new browser is called as Microsoft Edge

Microsoft announced at its Build developer conference that iOS and Android developers will be able to port their apps and games directly to Windows 10. In addition, the company has also revealed that its new browser will be called as Edge.

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Windows 10 will run repackaged Android and iOS apps

In a surprising move, Microsoft is now letting developers repackage their Android and iOS apps for Windows 10. Developers will be able to quickly port their app over, with equivalent system-level APIs in Windows that will support as well as extend the app’s functionality. Microsoft will include an Android subsystem on Windows 10 for phones and have supporting APIs for iOS apps. The above image is a demo of an Android app, accessing Windows phone’s native controls and APIs, but the remaining code is the same. This way, it drastically cuts down development costs which companies just can’t afford, to re-write for a platform without substantial market share.

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Savelli luxury Android smartphone worth Rs. 66 lakhs launched

A range of handmade luxury Android smartphones from Swiss firm Savelli were launched in Abu Dhabi by a luxury watch dealer Mohammed Rasool Khouri and Sons. Continue reading “Savelli luxury Android smartphone worth Rs. 66 lakhs launched”

LG G4 vs G3 – What has changed?

LG announced the G4 yesterday, the successor to the LG G3 that was launched last year. The handset will go on sale in Korea starting today at a price of 825,000 KRW (INR 48,880 or US$775) and will eventually release in over 180 countries worldwide.

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Huawei Honor 4X Battery Life Test

Honor, the global brand under Huawei launched the Honor 4X smartphone in India last month for Rs. 10499. We reviewed the smartphone recently, here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. It packs a 3,000mAh built-in battery, has a 5.5-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC. Check out the battery life test results.

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Microsoft may announce Android app support for Windows 10

Yesterday we showed you some of the leaked screenshots of Windows 10 and the changes it brought in terms of UI. Microsoft is holding the Build 2015 conference today in San Francisco and apparently it plans to announce Android app support for Windows 10.

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Google Play Newsstand update brings smarter recommendations and more

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Google on Tuesday started rolling out the updated Play Newsstand app for Android devices. The update brings overall performance and UI improvements, more articles from the sources, smarter recommendations, bug fixes and more. Continue reading “Google Play Newsstand update brings smarter recommendations and more”

Xiaomi retains top market share in China

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Xiaomi has just announced the results of Q1 2015 and that it has retained its number one spot in the Chinese market. The company holds a market share of 14% and are well ahead of some of the big international players.

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Celkon Campus A518 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4400

Celkon Campus A518

Celkon has launched Campus A518, the latest entry-level smartphone in the Campus series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Celkon Campus A518 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4400”

Cyanogen part ways with OnePlus – Looking to partner with larger manufacturers

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After going through quite a shaky relationship together, Cyanogen and OnePlus are now officially parting ways. Steve Kondik and Kirt McMaster mentioned this while talking about the future of the company in Beijing during the Global Mobile Internet Conference.

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Sony Xperia Z4 could be launched as Xperia Z3+ globally

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Sony introduced the Xperia Z4 in Japan last week. Soon after the release, there were reports that said that the Xperia Z4 will be Japan-only, and the company is planning to launch another flagship for global markets. Now the white paper of Sony SCR30 Style Cover Window accessory for the Xperia Z4 shows that the smartphone is also called Xperia Z3+, which could be the name of the phone when it launches in global markets outside Japan. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z4 could be launched as Xperia Z3+ globally”

20,000 Micromax Canvas Spark phones sold out in less than 2 minutes on Snapdeal

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Micromax just announced that it sold 20,000 units of its recently launched Canvas Spark smartphone in under 2 minutes in the first flash sale today at 12 noon. The smartphone was launched last week at a competitive price tag of Rs. 4999. Continue reading “20,000 Micromax Canvas Spark phones sold out in less than 2 minutes on Snapdeal”

Opera for Android gets Turbo mode, Tab syncing and more

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Opera Software on Tuesday updated its mobile browser for Android with a new Turbo mode that essentially is an upgrade to the previously available Off-Road mode. Continue reading “Opera for Android gets Turbo mode, Tab syncing and more”

Google Now for Android brings support for 70 new third party apps

Google Now is getting more cards as it is expanding its support to 70 new third party apps. The latest addition comes from the company after it added 40 new Android apps to Google Now in January this year.

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